Linghu Defen

Linghu Defen (583–666), posthumous name Duke Xian of Pengyang (彭陽憲公), was a Chinese historian and politician of the Sui and Tang dynasties. During the Tang era, he was a major proponent for the compilation of the histories of the Sui and its predecessor, the Northern Zhou. He was eventually put in charge of compiling the Northern Zhou's official history, the Book of Zhou, which was completed in 636.